Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-0455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, whether there were polls that included questions on the constitutional future of Scotland and, if so, (a) which polls , (b) on what dates they were conducted, (c) what sample was used and (d) what the principle outcome of each was.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) 16 and (b) 17-year-olds are unemployed and seeking employment, broken down by local authority area.
To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it places on the teaching of eastern European languages in higher education institutions.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the teaching of eastern European languages culturally important in Scotland's multicultural society.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Scottish Funding Council to ensure that eastern European languages are offered financial support.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, what pieces of work were carried out by (a) George Street Research, (b) GfK Custom Research, (c) Ipsos MORI and (d) TNS BMRB.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00455 by John Swinney on 10 June 2011, how much this work cost.
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with its UK counterparts on the issue of welfare reform and its impact on devolved services.
To ask the Scottish Executive, following publication of its Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland, when it will publish its action plan.
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its directorates has lead responsibility for developing its Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland.